Small Wars Journal Daily Roundup
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Afghanistan
US General Puts Troops on Alert After Karzai Remarks - NYT
US : Karzai Comments Increase Risk of Attacks - WP
US Warns Afghan Leader's Comments Threaten Troops - S&S
Karzai Speech 'Put NATO Forces at Risk', Commander Warns - BBC
High-Risk Prisoners Dispute Threatens US-Afghan Talks - WP
Moving Mountains of War Gear Home From Afghanistan - LAT
US Troops Advise Afghan Forces as Drawdown Proceeds - AFPS
US Commander Praises Afghan Forces’ Progress - AFPS
Bales to Face Sanity Review this Weekend in Afghan Massacre Case - S&S
Retreating from Afghanistan Is Never Easy - Spectator opinion
Syria
Arms Push on Syria War Anniversary - BBC
Europe Ramps Up Calls to Arm Syrian Rebels - VOA
Arm Rebels or We Will, UK’s Cameron to Tell EU - TT
France May Aid Syrian Rebels Unilaterally - Time
France, UK Push EU to End Syria Arms Ban - Reuters
France Pushes for Arms for Syrian Rebels - WP
France Ready to Arm Syrian Rebels - AP
France Backs Ending EU Arms Embargo on Syria - BBC
West Tiptoes Into War Hoping to Boost More Secular Rebels - Reuters
Amnesty International Urges Caution in Arming Syrian Rebels - LAT
Iran Steps Up Weapons Lifeline to Syria's Assad - Reuters
In Syrian Clash Over ‘Death Highway,’ a Bitterly Personal War - NYT
UN: Syria Refugee Numbers Jump 10 Percent in Week - AP
Syria’s Bloody Anniversary - WP editorial
Syria's Fate Lies in Russian, Turkish Hands - TN opinion
Iran
Obama Says Iran Nuclear Weapon to Take Year or More - NYT
Obama Says Iran a Year Away From Nuclear Weapon - AP
Obama Won't Trip Over Netanyahu's Iran 'Red Line' - Reuters
Report: Iran Test-Fires Short-Range Missiles - AP
Iranian Jet that approached drone warned away by 2 US jets - S&S
Greek Businessman Cited in Scheme to Sell Iranian Oil - WP
Middle East / North Africa
Obama to Prod Israelis, Palestinians on Peace Efforts - VOA
Israelis, Palestinians Skeptical Over Success of Obama Visit - VOA
Israel Forms New Coalition Government - VOA
Israeli PM Can Form Government - WP
Israel’s Netanyahu Prepares to Accept New Coalition - NYT
Israel PM Netanyahu 'Reaches Coalition Deal' - BBC
Israel 'to Unveil New Government' Ahead of Obama Visit - TT
Hamas Urges Collaborators With Israel to Surrender - NYT
Study: Iraq War Cost 190,000 Lives, $2.2 Trillion - DPA
Iraq Bombers Target Baghdad Ministries - BBC
Iraq: At Least 18 Killed in Baghdad Attacks - NYT
Iraq Attack Shows Coordination, Planning, and Numbers - CSM
Iraqi Entrepreneurs Make Headway - WP
Protesters, Policemen Injured in Bahrain Clashes - Reuters
Dozens Injured as Violence Flares in Bahrain - BBC
Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood Condemns Declaration on Women’s Rights - WT
Egypt's Islamists: Giving Women Rights Could Destroy Society - Reuters
Egypt's Reviled Police Plead for Understanding, Support - CSM
UN Eases Sanctions on Non-Lethal Aid to Libya - AP
Tunisia PM: No Proof Tunisian Tied to Libya Attack - AP
Obama Must Keep the Two-State Solution Alive - Economist editorial
Hamas and A Line in the Sand - WT editorial
A Small, Right-Wing Government for Israel - Haaretz opinion
Division Grows in Saudi Arabia - WP opinion
Obama Must Push Jordan's Efforts at Democratic Reform - CSM opinion
How America Could Have Won in Iraq - Stratfor opinion
United Nations
UN Development Chief Flags Failings of 'War on Drugs' - Reuters
NATO
After 61 Years, NATO Headquarters in Heidelberg Deactivates - S&S
US Department of Defense
What Will the US Military’s Role be in Coming Years? - McClatchy
Amendment Would Divert Biofuels Funds to Operations, Maintenance - S&S
Commanders’ Ability to Overturn Court-Martial Results Under Scrutiny - S&S
DOD Examines UCMJ Changes to Combat Sexual Assaults - AFPS
Defense Strategy Emerges for US Soldier Accused of Fratricide in Iraq - Reuters
Suspension of Tuition Assistance Under Fire From Troops, Educators - S&S
Defense Department Broke with Tradition in Creating Drone Medal - S&S
United States
'Several Hundred' Detainees Released? Not Quite - LAT
US Immigration Politics a Reality in Border Community - VOA
TSA Rethinks Approach to Airline Safety - LAT
Codify the Drone War - WP opinion
United Kingdom
Cameron Sacks Independent Adviser in Row Over Armed Forces Pay - TT
'Violence Risk' After Military Tours - BBC
Africa
CAR Gov't Condemns Rebel Advance After Peace Deal - VOA
Botswana Apologizes to Kenya Over Kenyatta ICC Warning - BBC
Malawi: Peter Mutharika and 'Coup Plotters' Get Bail - BBC
Foreign Correspondents in Africa Struggle to Tell Whole Story - CSM opinion
Kenya: A Dictator’s Last Laugh - NYT opinion
Americas
Latin America Ebullient Over Argentine Pope - LAT
Pope Francis' Election Reopens Argentina 'Dirty War' Wounds - LAT
Papal Election Stirs Argentina's 'Dirty War' Past - AP
Honduras: 'Threatening' El Salvador, Nicaragua Boats - Reuters
Mexican Vigilantes Set Aside Masks, Checkpoints - AP
Colombian Rebels Blow Up Biggest Coal Exporter's Railway - Reuters
A Catholic Comeback for Latin America? - NYT opinion
Asia / Pacific
Obama Discusses Security Concerns with New Chinese President - WT
US' Kerry to Travel to South Korea, Japan, China in Mid-April - Reuters
N. Korea, S. Korea Hold Live Artillery Drills, as Tensions Mount - VOA
Koreas' Rhetoric No Match for Surreal Calm at DMZ - AP
North Korea's Kim Jong-un 'Rarget of Assassination Attempt' - TT
When S. Korean Police Shot US GI, it May Have Been a First - S&S
China’s President Nods to Public Concerns, Defends Power at Top - NYT
Beijing Cautions New Pope on Meddling in China - NYT
China Appoints Li Keqiang as New Premier - Reuters
Protest in Vietnam on Anniversary of China Clash - AP
3 Policemen Killed in Attack in Thailand's South - AP
Indonesian Police Kill 3 Suspected Militants - AP
Europe
European Leaders Confront New Economic Concerns - VOA
Hungary PM: Constitution Changes No Threat to Democracy - Reuters
Italy, in Search of a Government - NYT editorial
South Asia
Indian Court Demands Italy Answer for Marine Flap - S&S
Curfew in Indian Kashmir After Militant Attack - AP
Pakistani Shiites Condemn Government After Bombings - WP
Pakistanis Linked to CIA bin Laden Plot Reinstated - AP
Pakistan: Bomb Outside Cable TV Office Kills 3 in Karachi - AP
Political Deadlock Eases in Nepal - VOA
Leadership Change in Nepal Stirs Hopes of Stability - NYT
US-Pakistan Alliance Just Isn't Worth It - FA opinion